VEGAN WOLF RECIPE COLLECTION Vegan / cholesterol free Edible food Garnishes Edible decorations Cholesterol Free Vegan Recipe

Quick Ideas... Apple rings Bean sprouts Bread sticks Broccoli/cauliflower flowerettes Capers Carrot curls or sticks (Thin sticks or use a peeler for thin curls) place in a bowl of ice water an hour or so) Carrot Shreds or other vegi grated... celery curls " Chives/onions: whole or chopped Cocoa Cooked: Whole pearl onions Corn Croutons Crumbled Firm Tofu Cucumber, slices, thin sticks, (Partially peel outside) (Flower cut the outside) Daikon Radish Edible Flowers Violets, Nasturtiums, Roses, Marigolds, Squash blossoms, Lavender Fennel tops Fried Garlic Fried rice noodles or chow mein noodles Fried onion rings Grapefruit Jicama: shred Lemon: rind, curls, zest, slices, wedges Mushrooms Nuts Olives, whole or slices, black or green Oranges - thin slices, thin slice then twisted, wedges... Pea pods Peas Peapods mixed with peas. Peppers red, green, yellow Pickles Pimento Pipe mashed potatoes with a pastry tube. Pomegranate seeds (can freeze) Popcorn Purple cabbage: shredded Radishes: Whole or slices, or like flowers Red pepper flakes Seeds Soy Sauce Spaghetti squash Spinach or kale... raw or cooked Stuff a cucumber slice with black olive or ? Super thin cucumber slices, the long way: Twist and roll Super thin zucchini slices Toasted pine nuts Tomato: Slices, wedges, whole cherry,.. Whole fresh Herbs: Rosemary, parsley, basil, chives, cilantro... Soy cream Roasted red/green pepper blender into soy cream carrot " Put into squeeze bottle and decorate... Fancy or just a few drops, or zig zag... Dollap on something warm, let it sit a moment, then run a fork across it... or marbleize Ditto with any sauce you used in the dish... Pesto Mustard, any sauce..., Paint a line across the plate. Olive oil on plate and sprinkle balsamic vinegar over. Sesame oil just a few drops on a complimentary salad, soup, etc.... Homemade Potato chips: cookie cutter shapes Sweet potato " Purple potato " Quick Color: Nutritional yeast Mild Paprika Dried Parsley Course ground pepper Walk through the vegetable section in a grocery store... What looks fun? Stuff a pepper An onion a bread bowl Serve it on a spoon in a wine glass Wrap in a steamed swiss chard leaf or raw lettuce leaf. Serve plain rice scooped with an oiled 1/2 cup measure...   Onion Flower Remove skin cut ¾ way through top to bottom hold under running hot water and spread a little Set in red/yellow colored water to soak. drain set in middle of platter... oiled oranges Slice oranges thin Top with thinly sliced green onion Drizzle with a little olive oil Freshly ground pepper More Homemade vegetable flowers Use red/ green chilies, or onions.. Slice long ways, almost to the end. Place in ice water. Radish Eggplant Beets. White bulb of a green onion Zucchini Carrots Purple cabbage Red Pepper Parsnip Yellow squash Slice almost all the way through. Cut away excess. Place in ice water. Add contrasting color in center. or slice a long thin piece, or use whole leaves... and roll up like a rose. Secure with a tooth pick then put into ice water Balsamic Glazed Oranges Mix :in sauce pan. 2 T Brown Sugar 2 T balsamic Vinegar Bring to a boil and reduce to 1/2. Remove and drizzle over: 2 oranges, peeled, sliced thin Top with Green leaf fried Apple rings 2 apples core and cut circles melt: 2 T margarine 2 T sugar 1 T lemon juice (opt) cook low til brown both sides 10-15 For red apple rings add red food coloring or for red cinnamon apple rings add 1/2 cup red hot cinnamon candies to the margarine and melt. Omit sugar.   Pie crust cut outs Make an unsweetened pie dough Roll flat. Use a cookie cutter or pizza cutter to cut shapes Place on cookie sheet and bake until lightly browned. 450 around 8 minutes Try to infuse a whole leaf or flower inside the pastry... roll very thin... or use cracker dough for a sturdier garnish that can stand up to liquids. Or even tortillas or bread slices work well.... Bake or fry crispy.... strips, shapes...  Don't always mix things together. Serve one in the middle and ring it with the other... Or cover the plate with the sauce and place the item on top. Bake in individual dishes Stack a bunch of leaves together, like basil, roll up and slice with a kitchen shears to make long even strips.  Green beans with a white sauce down the middle and black olives on top... Tie asparagus together with a long peel of cooked carrot Stick a sprig of Rosemary into a small roasted potato Paint with food Fan things out... Citrusy sauce? use lemon slices... Oriental? Dot plate with soy sauce drops... Red with white Holiday colors Contrast colors light and dark Smooth creamy dish like mashed potatoes... top with a few fried crispy onions... Lighten with soy cream ?(or darken with soy sauce?) 1/2 of any sauce and plate it side by side, swirl slightly. What's in season? What do you have on hand? Grate it, shape it... Vary textures... Smooth, chunky, flat, round, crispy,... Make it 3D, Stand it up. Create layers, Sauce underneath, Slice it sideways. Create a focal point like a star/sun shape Or frame it...   Place sliced mushrooms and herb branches on bottom and sides of mold that will be inverted before adding quiche like ingredients... Weave strips together... Carrots, zucchini.... TIPS Give people the WOW factor,. but it should be simple, not too distracting Be creative., but make sure it is easy to eat. People should know what they are eating... The garnish should compliment the dish NOT take over the flavor. Make it YOUR's.